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Calculate the missing number in a ratio. ?:0.2 = 7:6​

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Answer:

? = 7/30 = 0.233...(repeating)

Explanation:

Write the ratios as fractions, then multiply by the denominator under the unknown.


\frac{\text{?}}{0.2}=(7)/(6)\\\\\text{?}=0.2*(7)/(6)=(2)/(10)*(7)/(6)\\\\ \boxed{\text{?}=(7)/(30)=0.2\overline{3}}

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